1. What is an adjective?
a) A word that describes a noun or pronoun
b) A word that describes a verb
c) A word that connects sentences
d) A word that replaces a noun
Answer: a) A word that describes a noun or pronoun
Explanation: An adjective qualifies or modifies a noun/pronoun (e.g., beautiful, tall).
2. Identify the adjective in this sentence: “She wore a beautiful dress.”
a) She
b) Wore
c) Beautiful
d) Dress
Answer: c) Beautiful
Explanation: Beautiful describes the noun dress.
3. Choose the adjective in: “Ravi is an intelligent boy.”
a) Ravi
b) Is
c) Intelligent
d) Boy
Answer: c) Intelligent
Explanation: Intelligent describes the quality of boy.
4. Which of the following is NOT an adjective?
a) Red
b) Tall
c) Quickly
d) Honest
Answer: c) Quickly
Explanation: Quickly is an adverb, not an adjective.
5. Choose the correct adjective form: “This is a ___ story.”
a) Interested
b) Interest
c) Interesting
d) Interests
Answer: c) Interesting
Explanation: Interesting describes story (active quality).
6. In “She is taller than her sister,” the word taller is a:
a) Positive adjective
b) Comparative adjective
c) Superlative adjective
d) Quantitative adjective
Answer: b) Comparative adjective
Explanation: It shows comparison between two.
7. Choose the superlative adjective:
a) Tall
b) Taller
c) Tallest
d) More tall
Answer: c) Tallest
Explanation: Tallest shows the highest degree among all.
8. “Few,” “a few,” and “the few” are examples of:
a) Adjectives of quantity
b) Adjectives of number
c) Demonstrative adjectives
d) Interrogative adjectives
Answer: b) Adjectives of number
Explanation: They indicate countable quantity (number).
9. Which sentence contains a demonstrative adjective?
a) That book is mine.
b) I like reading books.
c) Reading is fun.
d) The boy runs fast.
Answer: a) That book is mine.
Explanation: That points out a specific book.
10. Identify the adjective of quantity:
a) Many
b) Little
c) Which
d) Some
Answer: b) Little
Explanation: Little shows how much (quantity).
11. “Which pen is yours?” – The word which is a/an:
a) Demonstrative adjective
b) Possessive adjective
c) Interrogative adjective
d) Quantitative adjective
Answer: c) Interrogative adjective
Explanation: It is used for asking questions about nouns.
12. Choose the correct adjective: “She has ___ patience.”
a) Few
b) A few
c) Little
d) Several
Answer: c) Little
Explanation: Patience is uncountable, so little is correct.
13. “These apples are fresh.” — ‘These’ is:
a) Interrogative adjective
b) Demonstrative adjective
c) Quantitative adjective
d) Possessive adjective
Answer: b) Demonstrative adjective
Explanation: These points out specific apples.
14. Which of the following is a possessive adjective?
a) His
b) Him
c) He
d) Himself
Answer: a) His
Explanation: His shows possession (belongs to someone).
15. “Each student must submit homework.” – ‘Each’ is a:
a) Numeral adjective
b) Distributive adjective
c) Quantitative adjective
d) Demonstrative adjective
Answer: b) Distributive adjective
Explanation: Each refers to individuals in a group separately.
16. Identify the adjective in: “The poor man needs help.”
a) The
b) Poor
c) Man
d) Help
Answer: b) Poor
Explanation: Poor describes the noun man.
17. Choose the correct order of adjectives:
a) A cotton beautiful dress
b) A beautiful cotton dress
c) A dress cotton beautiful
d) A beautiful dress cotton
Answer: b) A beautiful cotton dress
Explanation: Order: opinion → material → noun.
18. Select the correct comparative form:
a) More better
b) Better
c) Best
d) Gooder
Answer: b) Better
Explanation: Comparative of good is better.
19. Choose the correct superlative form of “bad”:
a) Badest
b) More bad
c) Worst
d) Badder
Answer: c) Worst
Explanation: Superlative of bad is worst.
20. Which of the following is an adjective of number?
a) Few
b) Much
c) Enough
d) Some
Answer: a) Few
Explanation: Few shows countable number.
21. “He has sufficient money.” – ‘Sufficient’ is a/an:
a) Quantitative adjective
b) Numeral adjective
c) Demonstrative adjective
d) Possessive adjective
Answer: a) Quantitative adjective
Explanation: Sufficient shows how much.
22. “She bought five roses.” – ‘Five’ is:
a) Adjective of number
b) Adjective of quantity
c) Adjective of quality
d) Distributive adjective
Answer: a) Adjective of number
Explanation: Five tells how many roses.
23. Choose the adjective in: “He lives in a big city.”
a) Lives
b) In
c) Big
d) City
Answer: c) Big
Explanation: Big describes city.
24. “He is honest.” – The word honest is an adjective of:
a) Quality
b) Quantity
c) Number
d) Demonstration
Answer: a) Quality
Explanation: Honest shows the nature or quality of a person.
25. The adjective form of beauty is:
a) Beautifully
b) Beautify
c) Beautiful
d) Beautiness
Answer: c) Beautiful
Explanation: Beautiful is the adjective form of the noun beauty.
26. Choose the correct comparative form of happy:
a) Happiest
b) Happier
c) More happy
d) Most happy
Answer: b) Happier
Explanation: For adjectives ending in -y, replace -y with -ier to form comparative degree.
27. The superlative degree of happy is _____.
a) Happier
b) Happiest
c) Most happy
d) More happy
Answer: b) Happiest
Explanation: Add -est after changing -y → -i + est.
28. “Ravi is ____ than Ramesh.” Choose the correct adjective.
a) More tall
b) Taller
c) Tallest
d) Tall
Answer: b) Taller
Explanation: Between two, use comparative -er form.
29. “Mount Everest is the ____ mountain in the world.”
a) High
b) Higher
c) Highest
d) More high
Answer: c) Highest
Explanation: Among many, use superlative form highest.
30. Choose the sentence using comparative degree correctly.
a) She is the cleverest of the two.
b) She is clever than her sister.
c) She is more clever than her sister.
d) She is cleverest in class.
Answer: c) She is more clever than her sister.
Explanation: Comparative = “more + adjective + than.”
31. Choose the correct superlative: beautiful → _____.
a) Beautifuller
b) More beautiful
c) Most beautiful
d) Beautifulest
Answer: c) Most beautiful
Explanation: For polysyllabic adjectives, use most + adjective.
32. “Of all students, Riya is the ____.”
a) More intelligent
b) Intelligent
c) Most intelligent
d) Very intelligent
Answer: c) Most intelligent
Explanation: Superlative degree needed when comparing all.
33. The comparative form of little (quantity) is _____.
a) Litter
b) Lesser
c) Less
d) Least
Answer: c) Less
Explanation: Little → less → least.
34. The superlative form of good is _____.
a) Better
b) Goodest
c) Best
d) More good
Answer: c) Best
Explanation: Irregular comparison — good → better → best.
35. The comparative degree of bad is _____.
a) Badder
b) Worse
c) Worst
d) More bad
Answer: b) Worse
Explanation: Irregular comparison — bad → worse → worst.
36. “The more, the ____ you study, the better you score.”
a) Harder
b) Hardest
c) More hard
d) Hardly
Answer: a) Harder
Explanation: Comparative used for parallel increase structure (the more…the better).*
37. Identify the adjective of quality:
a) Three
b) Much
c) Honest
d) Several
Answer: a) Harder
Explanation: Shows quality of a person.
38. Identify the adjective of quantity:
a) Little
b) Many
c) Few
d) Ten
Answer: a) Little
Explanation: Refers to uncountable amount.
39. Identify the adjective of number:
a) Several
b) Much
c) Little
d) Some
Answer: a) Several
Explanation: Shows how many (countable number).*
40. Identify the distributive adjective:
a) Each
b) Few
c) Many
d) All
Answer: a) Each
Explanation: Refers to individuals separately in a group.*
41. Identify the demonstrative adjective:
a) Which
b) Those
c) Many
d) Much
Answer: b) Those
Explanation: Used to point out specific things.*
42. Identify the interrogative adjective:
a) Which
b) Those
c) Her
d) Several
Answer: a) Which
Explanation: Used to point out specific things.*
43. Identify the possessive adjective:
a) Hers
b) His
c) Him
d) Himself
Answer: b) His
Explanation: Shows possession (his bag).*
44. Select the sentence with adjective of quantity.
a) He has many books.
b) She has enough time.
c) Every boy was present.
d) Which dress is yours?
Answer: b) She has enough time.
Explanation: Enough refers to amount, not number.*
45. Identify the adjective in: She has a round table.
a) Has
b) A
c) Round
d) Table
Answer: c) Round
Explanation: Describes the shape of the table.*
46. Choose the correct sentence.
a) This is the most perfect painting.
b) This is more perfect painting.
c) This is perfect painting.
d) Perfect is this painting.
Answer: c) This is perfect painting.
Explanation: Perfect is absolute; no comparative/superlative form is used.*
47. Which of the following adjectives is in positive degree?
a) Better
b) Best
c) Good
d) More good
Answer: c) Good
Explanation: Positive degree is the base form of adjective.*
48. Identify the superlative form in the sentence: This is the most difficult question.
a) This
b) Most difficult
c) Question
d) Is
Answer: b) Most difficult
Explanation: Most + adjective forms superlative for long adjectives.*
49. Select the correct comparative degree of beautiful:
a) Beautifuller
b) More beautiful
c) Most beautiful
d) Beautifuler
Answer: b) More beautiful
Explanation: Use more + adjective for comparative when word has two or more syllables.*
50. Choose the sentence with error in degree of comparison.
a) This book is better than that one.
b) He is more taller than me.
c) She is the best singer in class.
d) Today is colder than yesterday.
Answer: b) He is more taller than me.
Explanation: Double comparative (more + -er) is incorrect; say “He is taller than me.”*
51. Identify the correct sentence.
a) She is elder than her brother.
b) She is older than her brother.
c) She is eldest than her brother.
d) She is old than her brother.
Answer: b) She is older than her brother.
Explanation: Elder/eldest are used only for persons within a family; comparison between two takes older than.
52. Choose the correct form: The ____ of the two girls is very intelligent.
a) Clever
b) Cleverer
c) Cleverest
d) Most clever
Answer: b) Cleverer
Explanation: Between two persons → comparative degree (-er form).
53. “Of all the players, Rohit is ____.”
a) Better
b) Good
c) Best
d) Most good
Answer: c) Best
Explanation: Among many → superlative degree
54. Select the correct sentence.
a) This is a more preferable choice.
b) This is preferable choice.
c) This is most preferable choice.
d) This choice is preferable.
Answer: d) This choice is preferable.
Explanation: Preferable already shows comparison; no more/most needed.
55. Choose the correct adjective form: She is ____ to handle this task alone.
a) Enough strong
b) Strong enough
c) Too strong enough
d) Strongly enough
Answer: b) Strong enough
Explanation: Enough follows the adjective it qualifies.
56. Which sentence is correct?
a) He is superior than me.
b) He is superior to me.
c) He is more superior to me.
d) He is superior from me.
Answer: b) He is superior to me.
Explanation: Adjectives like superior, inferior, junior, senior take to, not than.
57. Identify the adjective of quantity in the sentence: She ate some rice.
a) She
b) Ate
c) Some
d) Rice
Answer: c) Some
Explanation: Some shows how much (uncountable noun).
58. Choose the sentence with correct order of adjectives.
a) A red beautiful silk saree
b) A beautiful red silk saree
c) A silk red beautiful saree
d) A beautiful silk red saree
Answer: b) A beautiful red silk saree
Explanation: Order → opinion > colour > material > noun.
59. Identify the correct usage:
a) She is the most unique singer.
b) She is unique singer.
c) She is a unique singer.
d) She is more unique than others.
Answer: c) She is a unique singer.
Explanation: Unique means ‘one of its kind’; no comparative form is used.
60. Find the sentence with error.
a) This is the most perfect solution.
b) This is a perfect solution.
c) He gave a complete answer.
d) Your reply is correct.
Answer: a) This is the most perfect solution.
Explanation: Perfect is absolute; comparatives are wrong.
61. Choose the correct comparative expression.
a) She is as smart as her brother.
b) She is so smart as her brother.
c) She is smart as her brother.
d) She is smarter as her brother.
Answer: a) She is as smart as her brother.
Explanation: Positive degree comparison uses as + adj + as
62. “She is not so tall as her sister.” – The sentence shows ____ degree.
a) Comparative
b) Positive
c) Superlative
d) None
Answer: b) Positive
Explanation: Negative comparison (not so … as) uses positive degree.
63. Choose the correct form: This road is ____ than that one.
a) Bad
b) Worse
c) Worst
d) Most bad
Answer: b) Worse
Explanation: Comparative of bad is worse.
64. Choose the correct sentence.
a) This is more preferable option.
b) This is preferable option.
c) This option is preferable.
d) Both b and c
Answer: d) Both b and c
Explanation: Avoid double comparison (more preferable).
65. Identify the correct adjective order:
a) An old wooden table
b) A wooden old table
c) A table wooden old
d) Old table wooden
Answer: a) An old wooden table
Explanation: Age adjective (old) comes before material (wooden).
66. Select the correct transformation: He is the best player in the team.
(Change into comparative degree.)
a) He is better than any other player in the team.
b) He is better than every player in the team.
c) He is better than other players in team.
d) He is best of all players in team.
Answer: a) He is better than any other player in the team.
Explanation: Superlative → Comparative = “than any other.”
67. Transform to positive degree: Gold is costlier than silver.
a) Silver is not so costly as gold.
b) Silver is more costly than gold.
c) Gold is as costly as silver.
d) Silver is so costly as gold.
Answer: a) Silver is not so costly as gold.
Explanation: Comparative → Positive = “not so/as … as.”
68. Choose the correct comparative: He is senior ____ me.
a) than
b) from
c) to
d) of
Answer: c) to
Explanation: Adjectives senior, junior, superior, inferior take to.
69. Identify the adjective phrase in The girl in blue is my friend.
a) The girl
b) In blue
c) Is my friend
d) My friend
Answer: b) In blue
Explanation: In blue acts as adjective phrase describing girl.
70. Choose the sentence with correct comparative construction.
a) He is more cleverer than I expected.
b) He is cleverer than I expected.
c) He is most clever than I expected.
d) He is clever than I expected.
Answer: b) He is cleverer than I expected.
Explanation: Use -er without more.
71. Identify the adjective used as a noun:
a) The rich should help the poor.
b) He is a rich man.
c) She likes rich food.
d) This dress is rich.
Answer: a) The rich should help the poor.
Explanation: The rich/the poor refer to people; adjective used as noun.
72. Select the adjective derived from the noun danger.
a) Dangerously
b) Dangerous
c) Danger
d) Endanger
Answer: b) Dangerous
Explanation: Derived by adding suffix -ous.
73. Identify the error: She is more better than before.
a) She is more
b) Better
c) Than
d) Before
Answer: a) She is more
Explanation: Double comparative (more better) is incorrect; use only better.
74. Choose the correct adjective form: He has ____ brains to solve this.
a) Little
b) A few
c) Few
d) A little
Answer: d) A little
Explanation: Brains = intelligence (uncountable); use a little.
75. Pick the correct sentence.
a) This is the most ideal plan.
b) This is an ideal plan.
c) This is more ideal plan.
d) This plan is most ideal.
Answer: b) This is an ideal plan.
Explanation: Ideal is absolute; no degree modifiers like more/most.
76. Choose the correct adjective phrase:
a) The boy with blue eyes is my cousin.
b) The boy has blue eyes.
c) The blue eyes boy is my cousin.
d) The eyes blue boy is my cousin.
Answer: a) The boy with blue eyes is my cousin.
Explanation: “with blue eyes” functions as an adjective phrase describing boy.
77. Pick the correct sentence.
a) She is enough rich to buy a car.
b) She is rich enough to buy a car.
c) She is too rich enough to buy a car.
d) She is richly enough to buy a car.
Answer: b) She is rich enough to buy a car.
Explanation: Enough always follows the adjective it qualifies.
78. Choose the correct alternative: The test was ____ easy that everyone passed.
a) So
b) Too
c) Very
d) Much
Answer: a) So
Explanation: “So … that” structure shows result (so easy that …).*
79. Identify the adjective of number: Several students were late.
a) Several
b) Students
c) Late
d) Were
Answer: a) Several
Explanation: Shows number (how many).
80. Pick the sentence using adjective of quantity.
a) She has little milk left.
b) She has few books.
c) She has many friends.
d) She has several ideas.
Answer: a) She has little milk left.
Explanation: Little indicates uncountable quantity.
81. Identify the correct use of few, a few, the few.
a) He has few friends to help him. (negative sense)
b) He has a few friends to help him. (positive sense)
c) He helps the few friends he has. (specific group)
d) All of the above
Answer: d) All of the above
Explanation: All three are grammatically correct with different meanings.
82. Find the correct comparative form of far:
a) Farther
b) More far
c) Most far
d) Farest
Answer: a) Farther
Explanation: Irregular forms → far / farther / farthest.
83. Choose the correct sentence.
a) This is less better than that.
b) This is better than that.
c) This is more better than that.
d) This is betterer than that.
Answer: b) This is better than that.
Explanation: Avoid double or mixed comparatives.
84. Which sentence is correct?
a) He is junior than me.
b) He is junior to me.
c) He is junior from me.
d) He is junior of me.
Answer: b) He is junior to me.
Explanation: Adjectives junior/senior/superior/inferior take to, not than.
85. Identify the adjective in: She gave me some useful advice.
a) Gave
b) Some
c) Useful
d) Advice
Answer: c) Useful
Explanation: Describes advice (quality).
86. Choose the correct adjective order.
a) A lovely small round table
b) A small round lovely table
c) A round lovely small table
d) A small lovely round table
Answer: a) A lovely small round table
Explanation: Order → opinion (lovely) + size (small) + shape (round).
87. Identify the sentence with correct comparative structure.
a) This problem is more difficult than that one.
b) This problem is difficult than that one.
c) This problem is most difficult than that one.
d) This problem is more difficult to that one.
Answer: a) This problem is more difficult than that one.
Explanation: Use more + adjective + than for polysyllabic adjectives.
88. Choose the correct transformation of degree:
Riya is one of the best dancers in the school. (Change to comparative)
a) Riya is better than many other dancers in the school.
b) Riya is better than any other dancer in the school.
c) Riya is better than all dancers in the school.
d) Riya is the better than others.
Answer: a) Riya is better than many other dancers in the school.
Explanation: “One of the best” → “better than many others.”
89. “No other flower is as sweet as the rose.” – Degree used is:
a) Positive
b) Comparative
c) Superlative
d) Both a and b
Answer: a) Positive
Explanation: Pattern “as … as” denotes positive degree.
90. Identify the adjective of quality:
a) Tall
b) Ten
c) Some
d) Those
Answer: a) Tall
Explanation: Shows inherent quality.
91. Choose the correct form: This pen is ____ expensive than that one.
a) More
b) Most
c) Much
d) Many
Answer: a) More
Explanation: Shows inherent quality.
92. Identify the error: She is senior than me in service.
a) Senior
b) Than
c) Me
d) In service
Answer: b) Than
Explanation: Should be senior to me.
93. Which of the following is an adjective formed from a proper noun?
a) French wine
b) Honest man
c) Tall tree
d) Good food
Answer: a) French wine
Explanation: French is a proper adjective derived from the proper noun France.
94. Identify the correct usage of enough:
a) He is enough tall.
b) He is tall enough.
c) Enough he is tall.
d) He enough is tall.
Answer: b) He is tall enough.
Explanation: “Enough” comes after the adjective.
95. Choose the correct sentence.
a) This is less preferable option.
b) This is preferable option.
c) This option is preferable.
d) This is more preferable option.
Answer: c) This option is preferable.
Explanation: Preferable doesn’t take more/less comparatives.
96. Identify the adjective in: He has a powerful engine in his car.
a) Has
b) Powerful
c) Engine
d) Car
Answer: b) Powerful
Explanation: Describes the noun engine.
97. Pick the correctly formed adjective.
a) Success → Successive
b) Success → Successful
c) Success → Succession
d) Success → Successfully
Answer: b) Successful
Explanation: Suffix -ful forms adjective from noun.
98. Choose the pair showing positive → comparative → superlative correctly.
a) Happy – More happy – Most happy
b) Happy – Happier – Happiest
c) Happy – Most happy – Happiest
d) Happy – Happy – More Happy
Answer: b) Successful
Explanation: y → i + er/est.
99. Identify the sentence free from error.
a) He is the best of the two.
b) He is better of the two.
c) He is better than the other.
d) He is more better than the other.
Answer: c) He is better than the other.
Explanation: Between two → comparative form better than the other.
100. Which is correct?
a) The less people came than expected.
b) Fewer people came than expected.
c) Few people came than expected.
d) Lesser people came than expected.
Answer: b) Fewer people came than expected.
Explanation: Fewer is used for countable nouns; less for uncountable.
